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Rico. The long-awaited party is finally here and I have never seen Mia so happy since I met her. She has been bubbly since Maxim signed those papers. The girl kept me up all night talking about what she was going to wear to the party, the plans for the future, and more relevant and irrelevant stuff, not that I am complaining. As soon as the clock ticked 6 am, she dashed out of bed and I had to shout after her to be careful. As the man of the house, I need to wake up even though I didn't blink the whole night. I don't bother putting on a shirt as I walk out of the room to go after her. "Do you have a date?" I hear her voice from the kitchen and I follow it. "Yes, baby. Two" Diego answers and I sigh sitting on the counter. Looks like Diego is the only one around and he is already cooking. "Give me more pancakes and eggs, and I will arrange for two hot girls to give you a lap dance. Who knows where that dance can lead" Mia whispers, and I hold myself from laughing. Of course that's D
Rico. The girls don't even flinch, they continue with their dance each one of them skipping the body. On the stage, a huge ethereal chair is brought. It's the same chair she was sitting on in that ring but instead of a queen, it has a tag King. It only takes a moment to realize the dead body is Maxim's. Shit. The music suddenly stops and Mia takes the Mic. "Thank you, ladies, for the great entertainment. I hope our guests enjoyed it, right?" She says and the crowd howls, clapping and demanding a repeat. Mia chuckles and walks down to Maxim's body. It's alarming how the crowd is composed even with a dead body among them. I guess this is why only the mafia was invited. She motions to one of the girls who crouches down and pulls a ring from Maxim's middle finger. Mia eyes the ring with a smirk and turns towards the stage. "Once again, you made me proud, Fabio" She smiles at the man and he returns the smile lifting his glass of wine towards her. So, this was the plan. While she ente
1 year later. Mia successfully gave birth to her two kids, Adriano Moreno and Arianna Moreno. Her relationship with Rico is still intact and her fears never came true because Rico proved to be the best partner and father to their kids. They decided to wait until Mia completed her dream mansion at the beach before getting married. Regarding the gold Maxim was after, Mia sold everything and distributed the money to the girls working in her strip club. Mia wanted to give them freedom and the girls accepted her help and moved away to start over. Matt graduated from high school and joined college through a scholarship. As promised, Carl changed and learned to help his wife to take care of their baby. Miraculously, Kay got pregnant again but this time, she willingly wanted a second baby. Fabio and Marcus continued with the businesses while maintaining peace between the two families. Dante and Diego moved in with Marcus as his second in command. Dante reunited with Sandra and his so
(TRIGGER WARNING; THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS THE MENTION OF BLOOD AND GORE IMAGES. )4 years ago, MIA VULCAN. "What is the occasion, Dad?" I ask staring at the different delicious dishes arranged on our dining table. This never happens in our house. We survive on outside dinners and takeaways because no one bothers to cook in this house. Maybe if Mum was more of a family person, our house would have felt homely. "I wanted to surprise you and your mum honey, it's been a while since we had a family dinner. I want to make this a normal thing from now on" he says handing me plates and I gently arrange them on the table "I'm sorry to say this, but you know Mum doesn't care, right?" "It doesn't matter sweetheart, I will be the one doing it"Speaking of Mother, the front door opens and the queen herself walks in. Her six inches stiletto noisily click on the floor as she takes careful steps toward us. Today she wore all red. From the little red dress that is tightly hugging her perfect body,
(Present day)Mia. The deep brown eyes are like piercing daggers. It's like he is staring right into my soul and for a reason unknown to me, I find it intimidating. Damn, I rule over men who are more dangerous than anyone can guess. But this single man has my palms sweating. To make the matter worse, I can't look away from him either.As my body slowly moves to the loud hip-hop beat, my heart intensely palpitates with anxiety. I have never felt self-conscious when dancing nor found any man appealing to my eyes. But him. The cute stranger is harshly biting on his lower lip as he stares at me like it will hurt to look away. Who is he? He is a bit older than me. The same age as Alessio if I'm not wrong. The white shirt he is wearing has its arms folded showing thick and veiny arms. He is wearing a Gucci golden watch on his right hand, and a silver bracelet on the other. The three top buttons of the shirt are undone, allowing me to peek at his clean chest, with only a gold chain h
Rico. "Who is she?" I gesture to the dancing floor with my chin. I have never seen anyone dance like that. She is so agile and the way she moves her body, you will think there is no single bone in her.Her silver long hair effortlessly follows her every move and it's the most enchanting view I have ever laid my eyes on. She looks young though. I harshly bite my lip when her green eyes won't look away. It's like she is solely dancing for me and it's damn tempting. The way her fingers teasingly trail her sexy body in slow motion, makes me hold tight on my seat armrest. Is she doing this on purpose? I always refrain from falling prey to women's seduction. Fucking around has never been my thing, and I don't remember the last time I did it. Probably before being locked up. Life drastically changed for me and the amount of pain and torture I went through, made my body repellant to most things. Women are one of them. She is beautiful though, but out of my league."Now that, is my lit
Mia. "Dad, where are we going?" I ask a thousand and one times, but he answers with the same goofy grin he has been giving me since we left the house. I hate surprises. They make me so unsettled and I can't stop my curiosity and constantly asking myself what it is. "A little more patience, baby" he smirks, enjoying the fact that I hate waiting. "Okay, how further?" "2 minutes" "Yes," I shout fisting my hands and he chuckles shaking his head. I love him so much. As my dad promised, two minutes later, the car pulls up to an enormous skyscraper in the busy streets of New York.What catches my attention is the name written in bold on top of it. 'Vulcan's enterprise ' I didn't know we had a business going here. " What is it, Dad?" I enquire looking around in amazement. I already love this place. "Let's get inside first" Father leads me to the main office on the top floor. Everything around here is amazing and extra beautiful. How come I didn't know of this? "First, take this" H
Rico. I don't know if I made the right choice by listening to Alessio but I did anyway. I want a woman. A woman who can handle a fight, a woman who can take care of herself when I am not there to help. In this world, we can't always depend on guards because they are humans too, and anything can happen to them leaving us vulnerable. That's why having a strong independent woman to carry your kids is important. So when Alessio suggested this mysterious ring, I gave it a deep thought and realized in fact, it was a brilliant idea.The only way to eliminate the weak until the strongest is left standing is if we take them to the ring. I have heard rumors about this place but I never got the chance to see it for myself. They say this place is ruled by the underworld queen who is also like a ghost. No one knows her identity and those who do, leave it behind the walls of the arena. It's an everyday talk at the casino and clubs, especially from men. Everyone yearns to meet this enigmatic